Lenovo V15 Gen 7 vs IdeaPad Slim 5x (15″ Gen 11)
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Review
Performance
System and application performance
Gaming
Performance in popular 3D games
Display
Viewing angle, color accuracy, brightness
Battery Life
Potential battery life in light and average use
Connectivity
Ports, webcam and other interfaces
Portability
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of the Lenovo V15 Gen 7
- User-upgradable RAM (up to 32GB)
Advantages of the Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 5x (15″ Gen 11)
- Higher screen refresh rate: 120 versus 60 Hz
- Easier to carry: weighs 190 grams less (around 0.42 lbs)
- Around 80% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Can run popular games at about 34-47% higher FPS
- Thinner bezels and 7% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Features a bigger (~16%) battery – 54.7 against 47 watt-hours
- Better webcam recording quality
- Display has support for touch input
- Provides 33% higher max. screen brightness: 400 vs 300 nits
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.6 kg (3.53 lbs) | 1.41 kg (3.11 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 359.2 x 235.8 x 19.9 mm 14.14 x 9.28 x 0.78 inches |
339.33 x 236 x 15.6 mm 13.36 x 9.29 x 0.61 inches |
| Area | 847 cm2 (131.2 inches2) | 801 cm2 (124.1 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~79.2% | ~84.8% |
| Side bezels | 6.9 mm | 4.9 mm |
| Colors | Black, Gray | Gray |
| Material | Plastic | Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 180° | 180° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 1 | 1 |
Display
| Size | 15.6 inches | 15.3 inches |
| Type | TN LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| PPI | 141 ppi | 148 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:9 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | No | Yes |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | No | - |
| Contrast | 500:1 | 1200:1 |
| sRGB color space | - | 100% |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes, 65 W | Yes, 65 W |
| Charging port position | Left | Left |
| Charge power | 65 W | 65 W |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 1.5 GHz | 4,04 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.6 GHz | - |
| Cores | 6 (2P + 4E) | 6 |
| Threads | 6 | 6 |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB | 6 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel Xe3 Graphics (2-Core) | Adreno X2-45 |
| Fabrication process | 2 nm | 3 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | 25 W | - |
| Type | Integrated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 3 nm | 3 nm |
| GPU base clock | 300 MHz | 500 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 2500 MHz | 910 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1.3 TFLOPS | 2.1 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | System Shared |
| Memory type | DDR5 | LPDDR5X |
| Memory bus | - | 128 bit |
| Memory speed | 5.6 Gbps | 9.52 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 256 | 1152 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 16 | 72 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 8 | 36 |
| GPU performance | 1.3 TFLOPS | 2.1 TFLOPS |
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 1x16 GB | 2x8 GB |
| Clock | 5600 MHz | 9523 MHz |
| Type | DDR5 | LPDDR5X |
| Upgradable | Yes | No |
| Total slots | 1 | - |
| Max. ram size | 32 GB | - |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x128 GB | 1x512 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 1 | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | Realtek ALC3287 | - |
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | 2x2W | 2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | - | Yes |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v7 | v7 |
| Bluetooth | v5.4 | v5.4 |
| Fingerprint | Optional | No |
| Infrared sensor | No | Yes |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1280 x 720 | 1920 x 1080 |
| USB-A | 2x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | No | No |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 1.4 | 1x HDMI 2.1 |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | No | No |
| SD card reader | Yes | Yes |
| Proprietary charging port | No | No |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | Yes | No |
| Backlight | No | Optional |
| Key travel | 1.3 mm | - |
| Size | 10.5 x 7.0 cm | 13.5 x 8.0 cm |
| Surface | Plastic | Glass |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
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